All the more reason to be part of the ASIC wave. If you don't keep up, you get left behind.
Sure, when proven developers release their second generation of machines that are much faster than those shipping now
No, you missed out. No developer will ever make a machine that is cheap enough to make much off of it. If it is a good deal, everyone will buy and difficulty will rise to compensate. From now on, mining is going to be a arduous, low-return game. The easy money is gone.
I'm really sad that this is happening. I'm looking for solutions. It's not easy though.